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Vocabulary List 6

By: Annika, Christa, Oleg, Ryan , Ruby, and ZachSlide2

Impetuous

Adjective

Of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive

“It was Prince Bolo who burst into

impetuous

speech” (90).

I could tell by the way he would spontaneously shout things out during class that he had a

impetuous

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Purloin

Verb

To take dishonestly; steal

“The servants of the

Cultmaster

purloined

her some hours back” (90).

The little girl managed to

purloin

a chocolate bar from the candy store without the clerk noticing.Slide5
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Aghast

Adjective

Struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror

“

Haroun

,

aghast

, searched frantically through his bedclothes; but the

Disconnector

was gone” (113).

I stood,

aghast

, staring at the wreckage that had once been my room, before my little brother got to it.Slide7
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Tirade

Noun

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation

“The old general seemed perfectly happy to listen to these

tirades

of insults and insubordination without batting an eyelid” (119).

After the man’s

tirade

against the government was published, many people rethought their laws.Slide9
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Irreparably

Adverb

impossible to repair, rectify, or amend

“It was a suicide mission; they would be defeated,

Batcheat

would perish, and the ocean would be

irreparably

ruined” (121).

Following the burning of the house, it was clear the home was

irreparably

damaged.Slide11
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Vivacity

Noun

liveliness; animation; sprightliness

“It was in those colors that the best parts of the Stories were encoded: vividness, lightness and

vivacity

” (122).

At the circus, the clown was full of

vivacit

y as he made the audience roar with laughter. Slide13
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Obliterate

Verb

to remove or destroy all traces of

“The thick, dark poison was everywhere now,

obliterating

the colors of the Streams of Story” (146).

During the last game of the season, the Issaquah Eagles

obliterated

the

Inglemoor

Vikings, with a score of 49-0. Slide15
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Morose

Adjective (adverb in story)

Expressing gloom

“’It must be a mile long! He exclaimed.’ “Outside, super-colossal,

big

,’

Iff

morosely

agreed” (151).

I have been so

morose

today, thinking of everything I failed at.Slide17
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Synthesize

Verb

to make something by combining different things

“You see here the proof that I have found a way of

synthesizing

these anti-stories, and these shadow-tales” (160).

During the experiment, the foolish students didn’t

synthesize

the right chemicals and weren’t able to make the proper solution. Slide19
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Insipid

Adjectivewithout

distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities

;

bland, dull

“’Switch on the darkness!’ screeched

Khattam-Shud

, his usual,

insipid

manner falling away from him like a mask” (163).

He

has quite a good voice, it's just a shame they gave him a rather

insipid

song.Slide21
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Elude

Verb

evade

or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way

“Before the ‘

darkbulbs

’ had been switched on, he had reached the gigantic machine, having

eluded

numbers of

Chupwala

guards” (163).

Finally

, she found the happy marriage that had always

eluded

her.Slide23
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Consternation

Noun

feelings

of anxiety or dismay, typically at something

unexpected; bewilderment

“If

Haroun

had been in

Gup

City at that moment, he would have enjoyed witnessing the

consternation

of the Eggheads at the P2C2E House” (172).

It

caused

consternation

in the development community when it was released because it was

incompatible

with previous versions.Slide25
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Inscrutable

Adjective

incapable

of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable

“The Shadow Warrior had been observing these goings on with an utterly

inscrutable

expression on his green face” (183).

When

a person was

killed,

the scene was

inscrutable

so the suspect was never found. Slide27
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Incapacitated

Adjective

unable

to act,

respond; disabled

“Meanwhile, they were sent to search the Ocean, and after a short time they located the incapacitated Hoopoe” (191).

My

incapacitated

uncle never even eats his lunch when

working.Slide29
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Judiciously

Adverb

using or showing judgment

“The Walrus nodded slowly and

judiciously

, seven times” (201).

The lawyer

judiciously

ordered his client to plead the fifth amendment. Slide31